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Sets the agenda in Asia and considers what’s been dominating the day in Europe and North America. The programme is sometimes co-hosted out of our Toronto and New York bureaux and features regular interviews with special…

We discuss whether anything can come from a third meeting between the leaders on the Korean Peninsula. Plus: we check-in on Romania, where hundreds have been injured in anti-corruption demonstrations and the police have…

As the diplomatic spat between Canada and Saudi Arabia continues, we’ll find out why oil trade between the nations will remain unchanged. Plus, we discuss Costa Rica’s move to overturn a same-sex marriage ban and find out…

We unpack the fallout between Canada and Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom starts selling off its Canadian assets. Plus: how the Republicans’ toxic campaign strategy played out in Ohio and Argentina’s contentious vote on abortion…

As Russia warns of a “terrible” conflict if Georgia ever joins Nato, we discuss the tensions in the region. Meanwhile, we cover the impact that Venezuela’s economic crisis is having across South America and hear from the…

We review the US sanctions imposed on Iran, Venezuela’s president survives the world’s first assassination attempt by drone and we look at Zimbabwe, now that the international press has ended its post-election coverage.…

As Theresa May meets Emmanuel Macron, we ask what the French can offer the UK during Brexit. Plus: how Apple turned things around in the 1990s to become a trillion-dollar company and our countdown of the most successful…

With mounting evidence that Brexit will leave the UK in dire straits, we discuss what brought the country to such a self-destructive result. Plus: the latest from Washington and why politicians are looking to get into the…

We assess the violence that took place in Zimbabwe today and get the latest on the nation’s vote count. Plus: how the US is confronting the troubling issue of 3D-printed firearms and why a touch of Hollywood is coming to…

We discuss the new findings suggesting that North Korea has no intention of abandoning its nuclear capabilities, hear why Angela Merkel has invited Turkey’s president to Germany and look at recent electoral law changes in…

As Saudi Arabia halts oil deliveries in the Red Sea after attacks by Houthi rebels, we examine the latest development in the conflict. Plus: what to expect from an Imran Khan prime ministerial reign and Fox News’s critical…

What’s on the trade-negotiation table between the EU’s Jean-Claude Juncker and US president Donald Trump? Plus: why ministers are meeting today to discuss Northern Ireland and how to plan the best parks.